{"id":71466,"date":"2021-04-10T06:10:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T10:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=71466"},"modified":"2021-03-22T01:28:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T05:28:16","slug":"inside-the-giant-mech-suit-made-for-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=71466","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Giant Mech Suit Made for Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Giant mech suits are the stuff of science fiction, but one inventor and his team are hoping to make them a reality. The result isn&#8217;t your typical mech, as these behemoths are built to race. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J8aBnNHdv_o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Subscribe to Seeker! <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDhaNDRTaDF1MER5TXQ4TDd5b21vNEExQ3VuZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsNmxrdERPSDVZTWZLRXlqYVNyRWdlaHlRZTdidS1BUF9OaUxnOF85bEhOeERUZ3JWb05qZFkyTEpVQjh3enFuUGc2eHpRcE9QSkhqMjlsNFpZbEdHVVd2SlRWTXd0cHlCQTRDczVGN2h2Z19kUVBYUQ&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fsubscribeseeker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/subscribeseeker<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Watch more Focal Point | <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVVxcWF4NEM3MjYybFB3ejlQbEs1Yi1iekJ3UXxBQ3Jtc0ttTjFvWThoc2RyTWp4SG5pNjEzTGpxYjZIRTRuTWJiOG1tN1lhZ1QtelkwMnNmNUZoUl9yTzZyMFhiTEZFVlYtcllxdFZBTExnRkRfSGlCWktlMnAtSTVYdHhoVDZDd0NPWWp3a0x2MlBkNXZMekd0SQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2s0cf7w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2s0cf7w<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Visit our shop at <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjdvSnVvUnd0eEg5MGxxOTRsdklNWl9oUUlNQXxBQ3Jtc0tuUEM3UE5kXzVRZW50dW9rc0VGcmRqR1ZBMk1wVzlzNlFvS01xWTJ1NmpDS0lLbWxndjNZeFI4U2RiV1lhTWRuQThNbDgtbXI5Wno2am1Gd3VkcXBzbVUyZmE5NWE1RWRQQXVITDlyVXd6OTBUOTk0MA&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.seeker.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/shop.seeker.com<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">The machine itself started as an art project for Burning Man. Mechanical engineer, Jonathan Tippett, wanted to build a machine that celebrated human skill and augmented it using technology but still kept a human at the heart. From the original art project, the idea of a racing league or a sports mech evolved when Jonathan started to try and articulate why it was so important to build this machine that was human-controlled and that required skill and celebrated the pilot inside. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">2006 was the first sketch Jonathan did of the machine and back then, it was very gorilla shaped. For about five or six years, he did sketches and CAD and engineering trying to figure out the mechanics of how to make a machine of that scale. Then around 2010, Jonathan and a team of engineers started building the predecessor to Prosthesis. They called the machine the Alpha Leg.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> The Alpha Leg was a wild bucking bronco of a machine. It proved the basic concept that you could control an exoskeletal mech suit from inside while you were being hurled around by it and you wouldn&#8217;t lose control of the thing. Using the Alpha Leg as a jumping-off point, Prosthesis was then built over the course of a year. By 2017, it was ready for its worldwide debut at CES.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources Cited<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Prosthesis is a real-life mech suit you can pilot, as the Power Loader <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXlOTjZNQjFvdG1QSUs1R1BITml1dEJHLTdid3xBQ3Jtc0tuanZuZU5ra1RINEVFYmdqNWVNX2VRd09wTDhGT3ljbm5wV2tJSU15YWJfQW9fb0F0cnhkbmhidzRKSjloeDZpZk1hRmtwMV9aNHZ3dHJpMXByWUNISkNsTzhqOGNXZmNEQ25xNmVXSnUxMVFWbEo0WQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnet.com%2Fnews%2Fprosthesis-is-a-real-life-mech-suit-you-can-pilot-like-the-power-loader%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/prosthesis-&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">\u200b<\/span><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> \u201cMany exoskeletons are wearable machines that can augment human strength, or help people regain mobility. Designed and built by Furrion Exo-Bionics, Prosthesis is a 9,000-pound quadruped or four-legged machine, that can lift a car, climb over boulders and run in the snow. But the ultimate goal is to pioneer an entirely new sport of mech racing.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Mecha <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3BzWVRKSlpZcmlfVUpqVGx1M3BjWW81NGE3Z3xBQ3Jtc0ttQnEzNDU1bWduRkFhanJ4bXUyemluTUlpcFZteU9YX1RnWHlqby1CR1hxOVlFcGotdVhzcElGLUNXYjZ1MjcwZVZ2NklUX2V6YWx0Z3lrX29uc2JvUzVnZkVmZVN6UWxNdHR5NzhzM3ZCU2hNYlo0QQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nypl.org%2Fblog%2F2019%2F04%2F04%2Fbeginners-guide-mecha-manga-anime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.nypl.org\/blog\/2019\/04\/04\/&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">\u200b<\/span><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> \u201cMecha is a genre of Japanese manga and anime that heavily features or focuses on mechanical innovation. Robots, cyborgs, androids, and space stations, for example, all fall under the wide umbrella of mecha; however, robots are usually the primary focus.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">ExoSkeleton racing. Yes, it\u2019s a thing. <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmJfa0Z2dUhKTDJEak5icTd2WGtXbTRvb3Zid3xBQ3Jtc0tsdnV2RmV6bjkzMlhXZVc0WGtlRVFaSnIwY1FhN1M0aENxcjh5RnRpQXJVN3hqZFR6amgxd2NjSDh2d3dVMnphM1dFRUlCM1M1QUpRR0ZGTWh0MmMzYWpKX1BtbXA4WENsNHRCSU1YTUV3UW5vZ0JLTQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fplayersvoice%2Fentry%2Fskeleton-racer-becomes-exo-skeleton-racer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/playersvoice\/entry&#8230;<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">\u200b<\/span><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> \u201cThis summer, I became the first professional athlete to strap in as pilot of a 4.5 meter high, five-meter wide, 4,000-kilogram exoskeleton mech-suit. Prosthesis: The Anti-Robot, is actually something you could try, too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giant mech suits are the stuff of science fiction, but one inventor and his team are hoping to make them a reality. The result isn&#8217;t your typical mech, as these behemoths are built to race. Subscribe to Seeker! http:\/\/bit.ly\/subscribeseeker\u200b Watch more Focal Point | https:\/\/bit.ly\/2s0cf7w\u200b Visit our shop at http:\/\/shop.seeker.com\u200b The machine itself started as an art project for Burning Man. Mechanical engineer, Jonathan Tippett, wanted to build a machine that celebrated human skill and augmented it using technology but still kept a human at the heart. From the original art project, the idea of a racing league or a sports mech evolved when Jonathan started to try and articulate why it was so important to build this machine that was human-controlled and that required skill and celebrated the pilot inside. 2006 was the first sketch Jonathan did of the machine and back then, it was very gorilla shaped. For about five or six years, he did sketches and CAD and engineering trying to figure out the mechanics of how to make a machine of that scale. Then around 2010, Jonathan and a team of engineers started building the predecessor to Prosthesis. They called the machine the Alpha Leg. The Alpha Leg was a wild bucking bronco of a machine. It proved the basic concept that you could control an exoskeletal mech suit from inside while you were being hurled around by it and you wouldn&#8217;t lose control of the thing. Using the Alpha Leg as a jumping-off point, Prosthesis was then built over the course of a year. By 2017, it was ready for its worldwide debut at CES. Sources Cited Prosthesis is a real-life mech suit you can pilot, as the Power Loader https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/prosthesis-&#8230;\u200b \u201cMany exoskeletons are wearable machines that can augment human strength, or help people regain mobility. Designed and built by Furrion Exo-Bionics, Prosthesis is a 9,000-pound quadruped or four-legged machine, that can lift a car, climb over boulders and run in the snow. But the ultimate goal is to pioneer an entirely new sport of mech racing.\u201d A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Mecha https:\/\/www.nypl.org\/blog\/2019\/04\/04\/&#8230;\u200b \u201cMecha is a genre of Japanese manga and anime that heavily features or focuses on mechanical innovation. Robots, cyborgs, androids, and space stations, for example, all fall under the wide umbrella of mecha; however, robots are usually the primary focus.\u201d ExoSkeleton racing. Yes, it\u2019s a thing. https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/playersvoice\/entry&#8230;\u200b \u201cThis summer, I became the first professional athlete to strap in as pilot of a 4.5 meter high, five-meter wide, 4,000-kilogram exoskeleton mech-suit. Prosthesis: The Anti-Robot, is actually something you could try, too.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[127],"tags":[97,551,1302],"class_list":["post-71466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-edu","tag-education","tag-education-saturday","tag-seeker"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=71466"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71467,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71466\/revisions\/71467"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}